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　　InanintenselypersonalandoftensurprisingfilmforBBCTwo,DepressionAndMe,AlastairCampbellexploresifradicalnewtreatmentscanstophisdepressionddd
　　CampbellisbestknownforhisroleasTonyBlair’sformidableandoftencontentiousspindoctorbut,awayfromthepubliceye,hehasbeendoggedbycripplingboutsofdepressionformostofhislife.Somedays,justgettingoutofbedistoohard.Therapyandanti-depressantmedicationishelpinghimkeephisheadabovewater-butisthatreallythebesthecanhopefor?
　　AlastairCampbellsays:“I’vebeenonantidepressantsforyearsandyearsandnoneofthemcanstopit.Iwanttounderstandmydepressionandfindoutifmodernsciencehasanybetterwaysoftreatingit.I’mhopingthere’ssomethingouttherethatcanhelpmeleadahappierlife.
　　“IfeelwearenearingatippingpointinthebattletodemolishthestigmaandtaboosurroundingmentalillnessandTVisaverygoodmediumforbringingtheseissuesrightoutintotheopen.Ihaveneverregrettedbeingopenaboutmyownissuesbutanimportantpartofthisfilmisalsoseeingmydepressionthroughtheeyesofmembersofmyfamily,especiallymypartnerFiona.Iwasalsokeentogetoutthereandfindoutwhatkindofprogresswasbeingmadeonthescientificandresearchfront.Thereisalotgoingon.Myworryisthatwearewinningthebattleforbetterawarenessbutlosingthebattlefortheservicesweneed.
　　"IwasverypleasedwiththereactiontothefilminSheffield[atDoc/Fest].Onefilmalonecannotchangetheworldbutthereisfinallythefocusontheseissuesthatweneedandhopefullyonedaywewillhaveservicestomatch.”

Itstartedwithonewoman’sactofdefiance–removingherheadscarf–hijab–ononeofthebusieststreetsinTehran,capitaloftheIslamicRepublicofIran.Itwasanimagethatcapturedtheattentionoftheworld.Whowasthiswoman?Andwasshealoneinherdefianceofthemullahs?Inthisfilm,theaward-winningITVExposurestrandgoesundercoverintoIrantomeetupwiththewomenchallengingthereligiousautocratswhohaveruledthecountryforfortyyears.Thehijabisthesymboloftheirauthority–andwomenwhoprotestagainstwearingitriskimprisonmentandtorture.InayearinwhichIranianshavetakentothestreetsinunprecedentedprotestsatcorruption,pooreconomicconditionsandstaterepression,womenhavebeenattheforefront.Thefilmfollowsthestoriesoffourwomen–Shima,Shaparak,MaryamandMasih.Allhavepaidahighpricefortheirdefiance,butallremainunbowed.Filmingundercover,weheartheirhopesandfears,andtheirdeterminationtofightforamodern,tolerantIran,freefromreligiousimpositioneee